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This Week on Broadway for April 24, 2016: The Father, I Am Anne Hutchinson, I Am Harvey Milk

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James Marino, Michael Portantiere and Jan Simpson review Manhattan Theatre Club’s production of The Father. Jan catches us up with her reviews of Blackbird, Bright Star, Dry Powder and Kings. Michael is back from his visit to DC where he saw 110 in the Shade @ Ford’s Theatre, and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof @ The Round House Theatre. Listener Debbie Shrager calls in a review of I Am Anne Hutchinson/I Am Harvey Milk. And finally we wrap up with Antlia Pneumatica at Playwrights Horizons, Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again, Red Bull’s production of School for Scandal at the Lucille Lortel, and Straight at the Clurman.

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Peter Filichia | [email protected] | Facebook

PETER FILICHIA is a theater journalist and historian with a number of books, his most recent is, “The Great Parade”, available everywhere. His columns appear at MTIKritzerlandMasterworks BroadwayBroadway Select and many other places.

James Marino | [email protected] | Twitter | Facebook
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Michael Portantiere | [email protected] | Facebook
MICHAEL PORTANTIERE is a theater reviewer and essayist, whose work appears at TalkinBroadwayThe Sondheim Review and BroadwayStars. He is also a theatrical photographer whose photos have appeared in The New York Times and other major publications. You can see his photography work at FollowSpotPhoto.com.

Matt Tamanini | Twitter
MATT TAMANINI is BroadwayWorld’s Senior TV and Film Critic and the host of the “Some Like it Pop” podcast, which is available on iTunes and Stitcher. You can connect with Matt on Twitter at @BWWMatt.

Jan Simpson | Facebook | Twitter
Broadway & Me
JAN SIMPSON is Co-director of the Arts and Culture Journalism program at CUNY’s Graduate School of Journalism, and also writes for TDF Stages and Playbill

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Reviews:

thefather

JM + MP +  JS: Manhattan Theatre Club’s production of The Father @ The Samuel J. Friedman Theatre, through June 12, 2016

JS: Blackbird

JS: Bright Star

JS: Dry Powder

JS: Kings @

— The Pipeline Festival | Women’s Project Theater

MP: 110 in the Shade @ Ford’s Theatre, Washington, DC, through May 14, 2016

Understudies! — Sunset Boulevard understudy wins over booing crowd after Glenn Close falls ill

MP: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof @ The Round House Theatre, Bethesda, MD, through April 24, 2016.

Debbie Shrager: I Am Anne Hutchinson/I Am Harvey Milk @ Strathmore, North Bethesda, MD, two performances only.

Original Cast Recording of the world-premiere of Andrew Lippa’s I AM HARVEY MILK
The San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus is joined by Andrew Lippa, Noah Marlowe, and Tony Award-winning soprano Laura Benanti.Recorded live at the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus 35th Anniversary Concert “Harvey Milk 2013” on June 26, 27 and 28, 2013.

 

JS: Antlia Pneumatica at Playwrights Horizons

JS: Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again at Soho Rep

JS: Red Bull’s production of School for Scandal at the Lucille Lortel,

JS: Straight at the Clurman

 

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MP: A Man For All Seasons at SeaViewPlaywrightsTheatre on Staten Island

No Peter this week, trivia returns next week!

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Music:

I Am Harvey Milk Original Cast Recording
The original cast recording of Andrew Lippa’s I AM HARVEY MILK was released today (October 11, 2013) in celebration of National Coming Out Day. This live recording is from the world-premiere performance by the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus and features Andrew Lippa, Tony award-winner Laura Benanti, and Noah Marlowe. Video Design by Andrew Lazarow.

Musical Rehearsal of “Rain Song” from 110 in the Shade @ Ford’s Theatre

 

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